Mitchell Lee Wiggins (born September 28, 1959) is an American former professional basketball player who played the shooting guard position. Early life Wiggins attended North Lenoir High School in LaGrange, North Carolina. College career He played collegiately at Truett-McConnell College, Clemson University and Florida State University. Wiggins averaged 23 points and nine rebounds per game during his two seasons at Florida State. Professional career Chicago Bulls (1983-1984) Wiggins was selected by the Indiana Pacers as the 23rd overall pick of the 1983 NBA draft. He never played for the Pacers, spending his rookie year playing in all 82 regular season games while averaging twelve points, four rebounds and two assists per game for the Chicago Bulls. Houston Rockets (1984-1987) In the 1984 off-season, Wiggins signed with the Houston Rockets, fighting for a berth in the starting lineup with Lewis Lloyd. In late 1986, however, after the Rockets appeared in the 1986 NBA Finals, losing to the Boston Celtics, the pair tested positive for cocaine, incurring a two-and-a-half-year suspension from the league. Return to Houston (1989-1990) Both Wiggins and Lloyd were reinstated for the 1989–90 season. Wiggins appeared in 66 games and averaging 15.5 ppg but was criticized by his coach, Don Chaney, for his defense. His playing time decreased after Houston traded for Vernon Maxwell. Philadelphia 76ers (1991-1992) After Wiggins became a free agent, no team expressed an interest in Wiggins outside the Philadelphia 76ers. They had intended to sign Wiggins to their roster in November 1990, but backed out when he refused to take a complete physical including a drug test. Wiggins did not play the 1990-91 season, but the 76ers kept in touch with him and signed him to a one-year contract the following year. The 1991-92 season was Wiggins's last in the NBA. He scored 3,877 points in his NBA career. Greek League, CSP Limoges, Tondeña 65 Rhummasters, and minor leagues (1993-2003) Wiggins then went to Europe and had a notable career in the Greek League playing for Milon Nea Smyrni, Sporting Athens, and Panionios Nea Smyrni. He also appeared for CSP Limoges in the French League, the Tondeña 65 Rhummasters in the Philippine Basketball Association, and several minor league teams in the United States. National team career Wiggins played for the US national basketball team at the 1982 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal. Coaching career In the 2000s Wiggins tried coaching in the lower